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The Infant Priest Was Holy Born

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Author: Chad Bird

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First Line: The infant Priest was holy born
Title: The Infant Priest Was Holy Born
Author: Chad Bird
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: © 1997, 2003, Chad L. Bird
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Tune

ROCKINGHAM (Miller)

Edward Miller (b. Norwich, England, 1735; d. Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, 1807) adapted ROCKINGHAM from an earlier tune, TUNEBRIDGE, which had been published in Aaron Williams's A Second Supplement to Psalmody in Miniature (c. 1780). ROCKINGHAM has long associations in Great Britain and North Amer…

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Christian Worship #674

Christian Worship #674

Hymnal Supplement 98 #853

Hymnal Supplement 98 #853

Lutheran Service Book #624

Lutheran Service Book #624
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